Memorandum City of Lawrence Fire Medical

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1 Memorandum City of Lawrence Fire Medical TO: FROM: Craig Weinaug, County Administrator Diane Stoddard, Interim City Manager Chief Mark Bradford CC: Sara Plinsky, Assistant County Administrator Casey Toomay, Assistant City Manager DATE: November 9, 2015 RE: Request for Increase in Ambulance Fees AMBULANCE RATES Fire Medical currently operates the emergency medical service under the direction of the 2008 City Ordinance No and County Resolution No A Joint Resolution/Ordinance Concerning Charges for Ambulance Services. The governing bodies of the City of Lawrence and Douglas County jointly establish fees for emergency medical services. The Mid-America Regional Council Emergency Rescue (MARCER) committee conducted a survey of regional ambulance rates in February The survey at that time revealed that Fire Medical fees are below the average rates charged by regional ambulance service providers responding to the survey. Fire Medical rates last changed in 2008 following a 2007 MARCER survey. Each of the ambulance services were contacted by telephone during March 2015 to verify and update the information provided during the 2013 survey. The 2013 MARCER analysis focused on three categories: Mileage, Advanced Life Support 1 (ALS-1) rates, and Advanced Life Support 2 (ALS-2) rates. Charges for individual drug treatments, supplies and procedures are included in the Fire Medical rate charges and not a part of the survey results. The 2015 information below includes ambulance service providers responding to the survey charging a flat rate plus mileage for services. Illustrative charts are included at the end of the memo and 2015 respondents included Fort Osage Fire District, Lee s Summit Fire Department, Johnson County Med-Act, Kansas City, KS Fire Department, Bonner Springs Ambulance District, North Kansas City Fire Department, Belton Emergency Services, Gladstone Public Safety Department, Overland Park Fire Department, Platte County Fire District, and Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical. Mileage EMS Rate Increase Request

2 Mileage (per statute mile) charges for ambulance service providers surveyed ranged from $7.00 per mile to $17.50 per mile (chart attached). The 2014 average rate of surveyed providers was $9.73 per mile, an increase of 3% from Fire Medical currently charges $7.38 per mile or $2.12 per mile below the average regional per mile rate. Mileage reimbursement in 2015 for Medicare is $5.62 ($1.76 less than the charge), for Medicaid $2.50 ($4.88 less than the charge), and for most private insurance, $7.38. In 2014, we billed 48,096 miles for EMS service calls. Advanced Life Support-1 (ALS-1 includes ALS assessment, intervention, transport) ALS-1 rates for the ambulance service providers surveyed ranged from $395 to $1300 during The regional average is $741. Fire Medical charges $559 for all ALS emergency and non-emergency calls, 32% less than the area average. Advanced Life Support-2 (ALS-2 includes ALS intervention, drugs, CPR, defib, transport ) ALS rates for the ambulance service providers surveyed ranged from $400 to $1450. The average is $807. Fie Medical charges $619, which is 30% less than the area average. In 2014, there were a total of 2,985 ALS-1 calls and 79 ALS-2 calls. Basic Life Support (BLS) The 2013 MARCER survey did not include BLS rates. Fire Medical personnel verified BLS rates with the survey respondents. Regional BLS rates range from $336 to $1300 with or without BLS assessment and/or care. The average 2014 rate for those surveyed was $717 and Fire Medical charges $476 for all BLS services or 34% less. Medicare Reimbursement Each year the Federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services establishes the allowable charge rates charged to Medicare for all medical services. Medicare then reimburses the service provider up to 80% of the allowable rate for the service provided. However, since April 1, 2013, Medicare reduced by 2% all allowable reimbursement amounts. In 2012, Medicare reimbursed mileage at $5.62 per mile and the current mileage reimbursement is $5.75 per mile, an increase of 1/8% in 3 years. Medicare 2012 reimbursement was $ for ALS-1 non-emergency calls and $ for emergency calls. In 2015, Medicare ALS reimbursement is $ for nonemergency and $ for emergency services, a 3% increase. In 2012, Medicare reimbursed BLS non-emergency calls at $162.02, and $ for emergency calls. The 2015 BLS reimbursement will be $ for non-emergency and $ for emergency calls, or a 3% increase over the 3 years. Another consideration to possible rate changes are the call billed and revenue amounts by percentage of source. The following chart illustrates differences in the bill recipient and the source of the income EMS Rate Increase Request

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